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FO 371/104268

Recommendations on HMG policy contained in a report by Sir Roger Makins on the Persian Gulf, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to recommendations on HMG policy contained in a report by Sir Roger Makins on the Gulf regarding oil revenues benefits to the Royal Family in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait. There are also proposals on different fields, such as administration, economic, and financial in the Gulf.
FO 371/185181

UN activities in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to UN activities in the Gulf, and in particular those of the UN Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB), which is later subsumed into the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and possible assistance to the Gulf States including: Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States.
FCO 8/4922

External political affairs of Bahrain, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the external affairs of Bahrain.
FCO 8/5855

Proposed visit by Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister, to Oman in April 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns a possible visit by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Oman, February 1985.
FCO 8/2015

Aid for economic development from UK to Oman, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the provision of development aid to Oman.
FCO 8/850

Saudi Arabia representation in Trucial States, 1967-1968

This file concerns a proposal from Saudi Arabia to open an office in Dubai.
FO 1016/852

Trucial States: internal security and policing (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to:The consideration of P J McGill and J K Humphreys for the posts of Commandant at Sharjah and Deputy Commandant at Dubai [including details of M J McKinlay and L A H Lack] and the possible consideration of P F Murch serving as officer in the Special Branch; and the assessment by Major F C L Chauncy of McGill's earlier service in MuscatThe loyalty of locally enlisted police forces with particular reference to the Dubai Police ForceThe proposal for the secondment of an Arab police officer from Amman to serve in SharjahA proposal to award contracts to

FO 371/162819

Visits by rulers of Persian Gulf countries to UK, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible visits by Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and Sayyed Tariq Bin Taimur of Muscat to the UK in 1962 (1) Official visits to the UK by Gulf Sheikhs and the suggestion by the Lord Privy Seal Edward Heath to invite Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi (3) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's opposition to anyone from the Sultanate making a Central Office of Information (COI) visit to the UK

FO 371/185393

Gifts for Africa and Middle East scheme, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to a request to supply a 16mm cine projector and screen to the Muscat Education Department under the 'Gifts for Africa and Middle East' scheme, a debate about whether this should be of British or Japanese manufacture and the intention to show Central Office of Information films in schools (1).

FO 371/114877

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Departure of C G Pelham as ambassador and his farewell talk with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. They discussed: the Buraimi Arbitration Agreement; Saudi Arabia's relations with Britain and the West; and the Baghdad Pact. It also contains the text of an address by King Saud (1-2) Conversations between C A E Shuckburgh and the Saudi Ambassador on his return from Cairo.
FO 371/114596

Political relations between Egypt and the Trucial States: unauthorised visit by Colonel Saadat and Egyptian diplomats to Persian Gulf Islamic Conference at Mecca, Gulf rulers discouraged from attending, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Unexpected visit of Anwar Sadat to Doha to inform the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani of the Islamic Conference to be held in Mecca after the pilgrimage (1) Islamic Congress Charter [enclosed] and Britain's desire to discourage Gulf Rulers from sending representatives because of its thinly veiled political aims (2, 4, 8) Rumours that King Saud may present a Convair aircraft to the Ruler of Qatar (3) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's indignation that the Egyptian First Secretary Ali Khashaba 
FO 371/156818

Schools, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans for a boarding school in Muscat, including estimates of the capital and recurrent costs, as well as details of the recurrent charges for the existing Matrah [Muttrah] School (1) Urgency of the need to create more schools, as the lack of them is making Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and his Government unpopular with young people who have to travel abroad to receive education (2) Memorandum entitled 'A Note on the Present Educational Policy in Oman' written by Development Secretary J E H Boustead with responses and comments regarding t